13 Taliban Militants Killed, 12 Arrested in Afghan Police Operations

13 Taliban militants have been killed and 12 others arrested during mop-up operations in past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday.

The statement further added that one militant was also wounded during confrontation with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), Khaama Press reported.

According to the statement, the operations were conducted in Uruzgan, Zabul, Helmand, Ghazni, Herat and Parwan provinces where Afghan National Police were also supported by Afghan National Army and personnel from the National Directorate of Security (NDS).